In his 64th game, QB Derek Carr became the quickest Raider to surpass 15,000 career yards and just the fourth overall in the club’s history to reach that mark.

Carr set the franchise record for the highest completion percentage in the first half of play with 94.7 percent, completing 18-of-19 passes for 158 yards.

Carr finished the day with a 90.6 completion percentage, which marks the fourth best single-game percentage in NFL history.

WR Seth Roberts tied for the second most receiving touchdowns by an undrafted free agent in franchise history with 12.

WR Amari Cooper finished the day with 116 yards, marking his 12th career game with 100-plus receiving yards.

Individual Highlights

QB Derek Carr

On the first passing play of the game, a 23-yard reception by Jordy Nelson, Carr surpassed 15,000 career passing yards, doing so in just 64 games which marks the quickest any Raider has accomplished the feat.

Carr is the fourth quarterback in franchise history to reach 15,000 passing yards.

Carr led the Raiders down the field on the opening drive, orchestrating a 9-play, 67-yard drive lasting 5:27 that ended in a 26-yard field goal by Mike Nugent.

On the Raiders first touchdown, Carr orchestrated a 10-play, 75-yard drive lasting 4:51 that culminated with a 1-yard rush by Marshawn Lynch to put the Raiders up 12-0 at the half.

Carr set the franchise record for the highest completion percentage in the first half of play with 94.7 percent, completing 18-of-19 passes for 158 yards. The club’s previous record was 94.1 percent set by Rich Gannon on Nov. 11, 2002, also against Denver.

Carr’s lone touchdown pass of the game came on a 20-yard reception by Seth Roberts with 5:31 left in the third quarter.

Carr finished the game with a 90.6 completion percentage, which marks the fourth best single- game percentage in NFL history.

Carr ended the day completing 29-of-32 passing for 288 yards with one TD for a passer rating of 114.6.

WR Amari Cooper

Cooper recorded his 12th career 100-plus yard receiving game, finishing the day with 116 yards on 10 receptions (11.6 avg.) with a 30-yard long.

Today’s contest marked Cooper’s best performance against the Broncos, beating his previous high of 56 yards.

DT Maurice Hurst

On third-and-7 with 6:15 left in the second quarter, Hurst recorded the first sack of his NFL career by taking down Case Keenum for a loss of five yards.

Hurst also earned his first career start in the contest.

RB Marshawn Lynch

With 38 seconds left in the first half, Lynch punched it in from one yard out for the Raiders first touchdown of the day.

This is the second time Lynch has started the season with a rushing touchdown in back-to-back contests, having done so in 2008 with Buffalo.

Lynch finished the day with 18 carries for 65 yards (3.6 avg.) and one touchdown.

CB Rashaan Melvin

Melvin recorded the Raiders first interception of the 2018 season, picking off Case Keenum at Oakland’s 1-yard line. Melvin returned the interception 15 yards, the Raiders longest return since the 2016 season.

Melvin ended the game with three tackles (two solo), three passes defensed and one interception.

K Mike Nugent

Nugent put the Raiders on the board early in the first quarter with a 26-yard field, marking the 250th field goal of his career. Nugent ranks eighth in the league among active players in field goals made.

Nugent split the uprights again in the second quarter, this time with a 46-yarder to give the Raiders a 6-0 lead.

WR Seth Roberts

Roberts hauled in a 20-yard touchdown reception from Derek Carr to cap a 6-play, 75-yard drive that lasted 3:41, giving Oakland a 19-7 advantage with 5:31 left in the third quarter.

Roberts ties for the second most receiving touchdowns by an undrafted free agent in franchise history with 12.

Roberts ended the day with three receptions for 43 yards (14.3 avg.) and one touchdown.